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|series=30th Gundam Perfect Mission, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow,
 
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|artist=Daisuke Inoue
 
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}}{{nihongo|'''Soldiers of Sorrow'''|哀・戦士|Ai Senshi}} is a song by Daisuke Inoue. Though originally an insert song during the famous [[One Year War#Battle of Jaburo|Battle of Jaburo]] scene in the movie ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow]]'', in the 2000 re-release of the movie, ''Soldiers of Sorrow'' was replaced with instrumental background music and instead accompanied the end credits scene where the [[SCV-70 White Base]] takes off.
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{{nihongo|'''Soldiers of Sorrow'''|哀・戦士|Ai Senshi}} is a song by Daisuke Inoue. Though originally an insert song during the famous [[One Year War#Battle of Jaburo|Battle of Jaburo]] scene in the movie ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow]]'', in the 2000 re-release of the movie, ''Soldiers of Sorrow'' was replaced with instrumental background music and instead accompanied the end credits scene where the [[SCV-70 White Base]] takes off.
 
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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==Cover Versions==
 
==Cover Versions==
 
*Animetal covered the song twice. The first version was the final portion of their 1997 single "Sentimetal", which incorporated the instrumentals of Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast". The second version was a rearrangement in their 2004 album ''Animetal Marathon VI ~ The Sentimetal''.
 
*Animetal covered the song twice. The first version was the final portion of their 1997 single "Sentimetal", which incorporated the instrumentals of Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast". The second version was a rearrangement in their 2004 album ''Animetal Marathon VI ~ The Sentimetal''.
*Richie Kotzen covered the song in English in the 2006 album "Ai Senshi Z×R".
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*Richie Kotzen covered the song in English in the 2006 album ''Ai Senshi Z×R''.
*Gackt covered the song in the 2007 album "0079-0088". Limited versions contains dialogues of [[Tohru Furuya]] as [[Amuro Ray]] (Tohru Furuya) and Shuichi Ikeda as [[Char Aznable]]. Cover was used as opening for videogame ''Mobile Suit Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT''.
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*Gackt covered the song in the 2007 album ''0079-0088''. Limited versions contains dialogues of [[Tohru Furuya]] as [[Amuro Ray]] and Shuichi Ikeda as [[Char Aznable]]. Cover was used as opening for videogame ''Mobile Suit Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT''.
*Andrew W.K. covered the song in English in the 2009 album "Gundam Rock".
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*Andrew W.K. covered the song in English in the 2009 album ''Gundam Rock''.
*JAM Project covered the song in the 2009 album "Gundam Tribute from Lantis".
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*JAM Project covered the song in the 2009 album ''Gundam Tribute from Lantis''.
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*The song was covered by [[w:c:animanga:Hiroko Moriguchi|Hiroko Moriguchi]] in her 2019 album ''[[Gundam Song Covers]]''.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

Revision as of 13:07, 29 October 2019

Soldiers of Sorrow (哀・戦士 Ai Senshi?) is a song by Daisuke Inoue. Though originally an insert song during the famous Battle of Jaburo scene in the movie Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, in the 2000 re-release of the movie, Soldiers of Sorrow was replaced with instrumental background music and instead accompanied the end credits scene where the SCV-70 White Base takes off.

Lyrics

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Other Uses

The song was used in the 2009 animated short Mobile Suit Gundam Perfect Mission, which commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Gundam franchise.

Cover Versions

  • Animetal covered the song twice. The first version was the final portion of their 1997 single "Sentimetal", which incorporated the instrumentals of Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast". The second version was a rearrangement in their 2004 album Animetal Marathon VI ~ The Sentimetal.
  • Richie Kotzen covered the song in English in the 2006 album Ai Senshi Z×R.
  • Gackt covered the song in the 2007 album 0079-0088. Limited versions contains dialogues of Tohru Furuya as Amuro Ray and Shuichi Ikeda as Char Aznable. Cover was used as opening for videogame Mobile Suit Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT.
  • Andrew W.K. covered the song in English in the 2009 album Gundam Rock.
  • JAM Project covered the song in the 2009 album Gundam Tribute from Lantis.
  • The song was covered by Hiroko Moriguchi in her 2019 album Gundam Song Covers.

Trivia

  • The song's melody bears a striking resemblance to The Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays".